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匹敵 (ひってき): comparing with, rival, equal — Japanese vocabulary

匹敵 is read ひってき and means "comparing with, rival, equal". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

匹敵

Reading
ひってき · hitteki
Translation
comparing with, rival, equal
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ひってきが

Example

サービスの点でそのレストランに匹敵するところはない。

サービスのてんでそのレストランにひってきするところはない。

The restaurant can't be matched for good service.

Kanji in this word

  • 匹 — Equal, Head, Counter For Small Animals
  • 敵 — enemy, rival

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